Grand Theft Auto IV (Special Edition) Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

As soon as the previous Ray-induced mission concludes (the one entitled "No Way on the Subway"), Niko will phone Ray and let him know that the two bikers are dead, but that Johnny, the biker who absconded with the money, is no where to be found. Ray has some news of his own for Niko as this phone call progresses, since he's managed to track down the guy Niko's been looking for. This will make the upcoming mission not an optional one to undertake amongst other missions in a varying order, but one you're thrust into automatically. As soon as the news is digested by Niko, he calls Roman and tells him he's going to come through and pick him up at the safe house in Algonquin on Albany Avenue. So, go ahead and do that now.

Once you've picked up Roman, the two will discuss how Niko's mark has been found, but how they have to use an intermediary to get to him, someone that Roman is actually familiar with from the backdoor card games he plays. The guy we're seeking out is a painter who has his stuff set up on the corner of Iron Street and Columbus Avenue, so drive there (using the GPS on your HUD). Once you arrive, Roman and Niko will hassle the guy a little bit until he gives up the pertinent information, but to show you where your mark (Florian) lives, he's going to have to come with you to show you the location you seek uptown.

The game will prompt you to find a four-door car, so make that your first priority. Once you've found one, you can then go back to where Roman and our informant are located and scoop them up (a four door sedan should be right across the street, in fact). This opens up a unique little journey to your location. Your destination won't show up on the HUD. Instead, your new friend here will give you directions -- vague ones -- that will eventually get you to where you need to go. Of course, if you go too fast or go against oncoming traffic, he'll refuse to give you directions. If you want to cut to the chase, simply head to Ivy Drive South on the west side of Algonquin. That is where Florian's apartment is located.

Niko and Roman get out of the car and, wielding a firearm, Niko busts into Florian's apartment. This is indeed the Florian you've been looking for, but when Niko and Roman are finally able to speak with him, they realize that he's changed a bit from when they last saw him. What's more, when they continue to speak, it is revealed that Florian isn't the man Niko is looking for, after all. It appears that another man the two worked with named Darko is the one that Niko will be after next. When Roman and Niko leave the apartment thereafter, Niko swears vengeance on Darko, and the mission will then end, leading you back to the more normal GTAIV mission style of choosing where to go next.